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Game fish eligible for entry in the contest are Rainbow Trout, Speckled (Brook) Trout. Lake Trout or Splake, Walleye (Pickerel), Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass and Maskinonge. Entry forms are available at convenient locations throughout the province and can also be obtained by writing to Big Fish Contest. Box 1269, Campbellford, Ontario. The contest is run in co- operation with Molson's Brewery (Ontario) Limited who have provided anglers to date with over $45,000 in cash awards. In addition, all fish that meet the minimum weight requirements for the species, qualify for a special anglers certificate. The Big Fish contest. conducted annually for the past 15 years by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, is now open and will run until November 16. The cash awards total $3,200 and range from $100 for the biggest fish in each of the eight eligibleispecies to $10 for the 15th prize. Big Fish . . contest Dynes officially out for 1975 season “The only way I can see to send a representative to the world‘s and stop this non- Cripps feels the Canadian Amateur Softball Association should step in and stop “this whole mess. (continued from page 2]) Offer the world “After we won the world the whole thing started,‘ continued Cripps. “Everyone was after our players, offering the world. Now it‘s continuing with every team in the OFL. Everyone wants to win the World's again. It‘s ridiculous.“ LOUGHLIN LUMBER 8- PREFAB, 6 Scott Drive, four blocks south 0! Hillcrest Mall, Thornhill, 889-1109 is your home supply headquarters. You can tell spring training has just begun. Jamie Tuck of 107 Markham Road, Richmond Hill, hasn’t quite got his eye on the ball yet. This was familiar scene at Crosby Park Saturday â€" despite the cold wind â€" as local ball youngsters made the early-season plunge. Remodeling and building iobs can be handled with supplies tram LOUGHLIN LUMBER a. PREFAB. 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The completed article can be tinished in any one at many ways, that is, with assorted tones ol stain. all easy to apply . . a This is a good way tor one to acquire extra pieces ot lurniture tor the home and besides, it is interesting to do. as well as easy‘ Get in the “do-it< yourselt" kick! . a l Home Handyman Harold Loughlin Hey, try that pitch again Facilities poor “That‘s another reason we couldn‘t get in the OFL," he said. “They would never do anything to the town park for us. The lights were bad, Cripps also had a few pungent remarks to say about the OASA and other matters and then turned his guns on‘ the Town of Rich- mond Hill. OOOUFVI I“... (continued from page 21) Yet some more food and dance: Minor soccer dance The Richmond Hill Minor Soccer Association will stage a season’s “kick-off" dance and buffet at the Richmond Hill Legion on Friday, May 9. Ad- mission is $10 a couple. There will be more food, prizes, plus the George Cowie orchestra. Softball note Finally: Mary Williams informs me last year’s Richmond Hill Legion Intermediates will also be this year’s Richmond Hill Legion Intermediates. The sponsor has decided to return. Good. sense is to handpick a team from each of the provinces. That would be a true Canadian team and put some sanity into the present situation." One minor problem right now: Mary needs players of intermediate calibre from Richmond Hill and area. If you’re interested turn up tonight (Wednesday) for the opening practice at McKillops‘ School (behind the Richmond Heights Centre) and also on Sunday at the same place at 1 pm. Tonight’s practice goes at 7 pm\. 1971 Ford Maverick 1974 Dodge Dart 1973 Toyota Celica 1973 Chrysler Newport 2 Dr.. Htp.. 4 speed transmission. Radio. Lic AZWJN‘ 1972 Dodge Colt 1974 Dodge Coronet Custom Sedan, vs. automa'ic, power brakes, radio, delogger 1974 Dodge Challenger ( Dr. Svdan, automatic, Big Six engine power steering. Deiogger. Lic. 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And the one year we needed two nights to play to get in the OFL they wouldn’t give them to us.“ power radio power Lic (Pho'o by Hogg) 2,995 3,795 4.395 2.595 1,895 2.195 3,295 3,495 3.695 Smelt fish are a-comin’ Wainio added that “this is a marked reduction from the 400,000 of last spring. Con- sidering the social problems This spring the Credit will receive 100,000 salmon according to District. Maple biologist Allan Wainio of the Ministry of Natural Resources. For the seventh year in a row coho salmon are being stocked in the Credit River at Toronto. Coho salmon are stocked Lake Simcoe has a healthy smelt population and during the peak of the run a good site sees a long line of hopeful anglers. As mentioned before, Georgian Bay, and Parry Sound in particular. is excellent. Up there, I am sure the whole town turns out for a night‘s fishing. There's one thing that’s certain, even those people who have never been able to catch a fish on a line, can be successful with smelts! Preparing smelt The table preparation of smelt is just about the easiest of any of the food fishes. Just take the fish in one hand. snip the head off behind the gills with a pair of scissors. slit the belly and clean the fish out in a ail of water. Assuming that ou got a bushel of them. at east. you will probably wan to Smelt begin their spawning run in mid April normally. This year, because of the cold spell, the run is about two weeks late. Their preferred water temperature is ap- proximately 10 degrees C. (50 degrees F.). Last year the peak of the run at the Toronto Waterfront was on May lst and lasted about 10 to 12 days. Bushels of fish Smelts move into the shore during the evening hours searching for a suitable spawning site. The mouth of any river is a real hot-spot during those two weeks. and fishing with nets can be a real test of friendships. success being measured by the bushel rather than by numbers. In On- tario, anglers can use a six foot by six foot square net to haul out the fish. but many find that a large round landing net with fine mesh is better. Two years ago I found myself without any nets at all, so I rigged up a very crude cone- shaped net of fine chicken wire‘ This took my year's supply of smelt in less than an hour. Fishing holes The Toronto Waterfront, along the shore by Exhibition Park and Ontario Place is a favourite spot. as is the mouth of the Humber River and the Hearn Generating Station. The latter one is always a few days ahead because of the warmer waters. The beaches at the bottom of the Fort Union and Liverpool Roads in the east end of the city usually offer some tremendous smelt fishing. Smelts are running The annual smelt run is on! The beaches around Toronto. at Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay are lined with hundreds of cars. The aroma of wood fires is everywhere and some excited shouts indicate a good night-run of those small silvery fish. RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE RICHMOND HILL We make it easy at Firestone Stores The Champwm ‘3 a depend» $ able perIOrmer at an extremely low pnce The 7-rxb tread deSwgn and modified wraparound shou‘der desxgn prowde , , ,4 A _ _ k A _ fl n A A ,4 modified wrap-arOund shoulder design provide good cornering and we! pavement tract-on. V Firestone “78” CHAMPION NYLON trglglgagrfl OUTDOORS WITH ID HILL 884-4401 Open Thursday and Friday Evenings to 9 p.m. Alex EberspaeCher A further 30,000 will be planted in the Humber River and 50,000 in the Don River. Beginning in 1976. however, the coho salmon will be gradually phased out of the Credit River to be replaced by rainbow trout‘ Next spring equal number of each fish species will be stocked. created by this exciting new fishery this decrease is understandable." FREE INSTALLA T/ON F78-14 678-14 F78-15 Blackwall Cooking it In cooking fish, smelts. bass. or any other fillets, we use a mixture of pancake mix and beer. The batter needs to be quite thick and you must add salt of course. Dunk the smelts into it and panfry or deep-fry. If you like more salt. rub some into the belly cavity before dipping them into the batter. The fat should be hot and trying time is only as long as it takes to turn the coating a golden brown. Place them on a paper towel to soak up any excess fat. Once your friends or family taste the first one, you won‘t be able to get one for yourself unless you eat them as you take them from the fat. Fancy recipes A friend of mine. Frances Macllquham, has a few fancy recipes in her new book Fish Cookery in North America (Winchester Press). and if ‘Beer Fried Smelt' is not to your liking, try some of her ‘Smelt in White Wine’ or ‘Smelt in Sour Cream‘. FISH COOKERY OF NORTH AMERICA is a must on any anglers bookshelf. In my estimation, it is the most complete fish cookbook in Canada, covering both salt and fresh water fishes. This way there is no fichance of freezer-burn. the taste will not change. and you can still use them years later. as long as the power hasn‘t gone off for any length of time and melted your block of ice. Enough said about cooking; if you don’t get your gear ready and get out there soon, you won’t have any fish to cook. Don’t forget to take along a flashlight. Tonight‘s the perfect night to beef up the family budget. (or should I say ‘fish it up‘?). It would be a good idea to take alon a few extra baskets. If there is a good run, it is easy to fi 1 them. and remember. there’s always a few neighbours who would ‘love a good feed of smelts'. I put my fish in a clean mllK carton or a plastic. airtight bag. fill the container to the top with water, and freeze the whole thing to a compact block. freeze most of them. This is where many of us spoil a good dinner. Wrapping a fish in paper to freeze them will only dry them out and change the taste. 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